A. more carefully; any other C. more careful; any other B. more carefully; any D. more careful; any

( )12. --He must be a true friend, isn’t he?

-- Of course he is. He seldom _______ a bad word about others.

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A. speaks B. talks C. says D. tells

( )13. He is too young. He doesn’t know ________ for himself.

A. what to do things B. how to do things

C. how to do D. what to be done

（ ）14.There an exciting softball match on TV this evening.

A. will have B. are going to have

C. are going to be D. is going to be

（ ）15.——―Could you please buy a MP4 like this, Uncle?‖

——―Sure. I’ll buy ______ one than this, but ____ this.‖

A. a cheaper; as nice as B. a better; better than

C. a worse; as nice as D. a more expensive; worse than

二．完形填空

About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight(减肥). That is almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States. Some people eat food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicines, or even have operations. you can see losing weight is work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?

Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body. For many people, looking nice also means to be overweight is not good.

Most people want to find an way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular. These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are . Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.

Losing weight can be . Some overweight people go to health centres, like La Costa in California. Men and women several hundred dollars a day at these health centres. People live there for one week or two, exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound. ( )1. A. less

We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.

There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east，the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a ―tea party‖. When her friends came to the ―tea party‖, the old woman offered (给) them brown tea-leaves (茶叶). The old woman’s friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.

At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, ―Mother, what have you done with the tea?‖

―I boiled (煮) it，as you said.‖

―And what did you do with the water?‖

―I threw it away, of course.‖ answered the old woman.

―Now you may throw away the leaves, too.‖ said her son.

( ) 1. Most of the people in Europe ________.

A. drank tea every day 300 years ago

C. know nothing about tea B. drink tea every day D. like to eat the tea-leaves

( ) 2. One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ________.

A. countries in the west

C. India or China B. countries in the south D. a tea shop in England

( ) 3. The sailor’s mother asked her friends to her house, because ________.

A. the sailor told her to

B. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea

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C. she liked to show off (炫耀)

D. she wanted to sample (品尝) the tea together with her friends

( ) 4. At the ―tea party‖，________.

A. all the woman’s friends spoke highly of the tea

B. nobody knew what to do with the tea

C. the woman offered her friends some dried (干的) tea

D. the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water

( ) 5. What mistake did the old woman make? She ________.

A. boiled the tea

B

Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, ―I must do something about the noise,‖ he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. ―Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.‖ The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. ―Why did he come out just then?‖ he wondered(感到疑惑).

( )1. The thief was trying to get _________________ .

A. his neighbour B. his neighbour’s doorbell

C. some cotton D. a door with a bell on it

( )2. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be _________________for

him to steal the doorbell.

A. safe B. difficult C.dangerous D. easy

( )3. The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because__________________.

A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen

B. he thought someone was eager(渴望的)to visit him

C. He realized(意识到)something strange happened

D. Both B and C

( )4. The neighbour hit the thief to_____________________.

A. give him lessons B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing

C. help him with the bell D. be his teacher B. did as the sailor said D. didn't throw away the tea-leaves C. poured away the water

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( )5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.

C .The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.

D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole

the doorbell.

C

In America, when people say“man's best friend”, they don't mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship(友谊) between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people's lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!

Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the“eyes”for a blind person (盲人) or“ears”for a deaf(耳聋) person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for“visits”.

Americans hold“Be Kind to Animals Week”in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don't live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.

If you don't have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect(保护) animals who can't speak for themselves.

( )1.“Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!”is used to

prove(证明) that _________________.

A. pets have the right(权利) to inherit(继承) money

B. money can make pets happy

C. it's the best way to spend money

D. some pets are as important to their owners as their children

( )2. According(依照) to the passage, scientists bring the dogs to hospital because

_________________.

A. they are ill and they need to see the doctor

B. they can make the patients(病人) happier

C. they can help the doctor find out the problems

D. the doctors can do experiment(试验) on them

( )3. During the“Be Kind to Animals Week”, the people in America

_________________.

A. hold pet shows

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B. play with the pets the whole week

C. cook delicious food for pets

D. make friends with other people's pets

( )4.Which of the following statements(陈述) is NOT true?

A. Dogs can help people in many ways.

B. Dogs can help people live happier.

C. Dogs can help people make everything.

D. Dogs can make people's lives richer.

( )5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A.A lot of people are interested in dogs.

B. Dogs can help people do many things.

C. Pets are lovely and need care and protection(保护).

D. We have done a lot of things for pets.

四．词汇（每空一词）

1. Climbing hills is (健康的)than watching TV.

2. After I came to this school, I knew how to cook ____________(美味的) food.

3. I always feel 不舒服) after I have ice cream.

4. In a _____(混合的 ) school ,boys and girls have lessons together

5. Liu Xiang and Yao Ming are both my___________(崇拜的对象).

(take) a bus is much faster than walking.

7. I am old enough to look after (I). You needn’t worry about me.

8. This book is not as ( interest ) as that one .

9. The story made me quite ________ (bore).

10. Her _______(smile) eyes tell me that she’s happy.

五、任务型阅读（10分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 ( 每空限填一词 )。

How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?

Shyness means feeling nervous or frightened when you’re around other people. Experts (专家) have found that more than 80 percent of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences.

It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much.

Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay 6

the bill (账单). Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.

If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are quieter and cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too.

You see, being shy isn’t all bad. But remember not to let good chances pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of.

六、短文填空（10分）

根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词。

One of them was an optimist(乐观主义者悲观主义者). The man was worried about his sons. There are good and bad things in one's life. He didn't want his sons to be too pessimistic or too optimistic. He told his best friend Johnson about this Johnson was a man of many ideas. Then he asked, ―W__ The father replied, ― It’s on Wednesday. They will be twelve years old.‖ ―Excellent,‖

Johnson said. ―Here's what you should do. Give your pessimistic son a really n__Give your optimistic son a really poor present. That will work!‖

The father did as his friend told him. On Wednesday morning, the two boys got their 7

was not pleased with it. He said, ―I don't l__lots of money getting it repaired.‖ Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased. ―Look! Dad has given me shoelaces(鞋带),‖ he said. He held up the shoelaces and said, ―I can use it when I have new shoes.‖